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Café Britt
Industry	Coffee roasting and chocolate manufacturing
Founded	1985
Founder	Steve Aronson
Headquarters	Heredia, Costa Rica
Products	Costa Rican, Colombian, and Peruvian coffees, chocolates, nuts, candies, and gourmet products
Services	Coffee tour
Parent	Grupo Arribada
Website	cafebritt.com

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Café Britt is a Costa Rican company that produces and markets gourmet coffee, chocolate and other products. They create and sponsor coffee-related tourism and education in Costa Rica. Products are sold in retailers, online, in Britt Café • Bakery locations, and in Grupo Arribada-owned Morpho Travel Experience. The company currently employs around 400 people.^[1] Its coffee-roasting and chocolate-making operations are based in Costa Rica and Peru.^[2]^[3]

History

North American coffee broker Steve Aronson founded the company in 1985 to market roasted Costa Rican coffees to the domestic market.^[4] It was the first gourmet coffee roaster in the country;^[4] since at that time, most high-quality coffee was exported to foreign markets. Aronson decided to promote the idea that good quality should also be consumed locally.^[5] The name Britt is a tribute to Scandinavian countries, which are some of the largest consumers of coffee;^[5] Britt was chosen through a contest to pick a name.^[5]

The company expanded its operations with the introduction of chocolates in 2000, as well as opening its first store at Juan Santamaría Airport in 2001.^[4] In 2003 it added further stores at various hotels popular with tourists in Costa Rica.^[4] In 2005 new stores were opened in Perú, the Caribbean, and Chile. In 2009, after a successful transition, Philippe Aronson replaced his father and assumed the role of president.^[4]

In 2017, Grupo Arribada split into two different companies: Morpho Travel Experience and Café Britt.^[6] This allowed the company to focus on producing and commercializing gourmet products, operating cafés, and running the Britt Coffee Tour.^[6] Philippe Aronson is the CEO of Café Britt.^[7]

Products

Café Britt produces and sells gourmet products, with a focus on coffee and chocolate.^[6] Product lines includes Café Britt, Britt Chocolates, and Britt Cookies. The company offers capsules for espresso machines under the brand Britt Espresso, as well as related espresso machines.^[8]

In 2017, Café Britt opened the first location of its eponymous café, Britt Café & Bakery.^[6]

Tourism

In 1991, Café Britt founded Costa Rica's first coffee tour, the "Britt Coffee Tour," as a play staged in its own coffee plantation. Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle.^[5] Some 50,000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year,^[5] and more than half a million people have taken it since its founding.^[9] In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.^[5]

Environment

Café Britt has sold certified organic coffee since 1991.^[10] Currently, the company produces more than 200,000 bags of organic coffee a year, 80% of which is sold in Costa Rica.^[11]

The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013.^[12]

External links

Official site

References

^ Our Story Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
^ "Cafe Britt's Premium Gourmet Coffee Selection". Cafe Britt. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
^ "Café Britt se expande en Antigua, México, Chile y Perú". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Arce A., Sergio (2009-12-07). "Café Britt invertirá $8 millones en expansión durante el 2010". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cordero, Juan Fernando (2005-11-27). "El profeta del grano de oro". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Grupo Arribada Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
^ "Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansión". La Nación (in Spanish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ Britt Espresso Retrieved: 2019-16-01.
^ Mesalles, Nuria (2010-10-28). "Britt: 25 años de historia". Revista Apetito (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "Britt suma el sofisticado café orgánico cultivado bajo sombra a su oferta gourmet". Santiago Diferente (in Spanish). 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ Fallas Villalobos, Cristina (2017-10-21). "Demanda de café orgánico motiva a negocios en Costa Rica". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ Barquero, Marvin (2013-03-07). "Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de 'carbono neutral'". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-13.

[1] Our Story Retrieved: 2018-10-31.

[:9-2] "Cafe Britt's Premium Gourmet Coffee Selection". Cafe Britt. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

[3] "Café Britt se expande en Antigua, México, Chile y Perú". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-25.

[:0-4] Arce A., Sergio (2009-12-07). "Café Britt invertirá $8 millones en expansión durante el 2010". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cordero, Juan Fernando (2005-11-27). "El profeta del grano de oro". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.

[:7-6] Grupo Arribada Retrieved: 2018-10-31.

[:8-7] "Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansión". La Nación (in Spanish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-31.

[:10-8] Britt Espresso Retrieved: 2019-16-01.

[:6-9] Mesalles, Nuria (2010-10-28). "Britt: 25 años de historia". Revista Apetito (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.

[10] "Britt suma el sofisticado café orgánico cultivado bajo sombra a su oferta gourmet". Santiago Diferente (in Spanish). 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

[11] Fallas Villalobos, Cristina (2017-10-21). "Demanda de café orgánico motiva a negocios en Costa Rica". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-30.

[12] Barquero, Marvin (2013-03-07). "Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de 'carbono neutral'". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-13.

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+'''Café Britt''' is a Costa Rican company that produces and markets [[gourmet coffee]], [[chocolate]] and other  products. They create and sponsor coffee-related [[tourism in Costa Rica|tourism and education in Costa Rica]]. Products are sold in retailers, online, in Britt Café • Bakery locations, and in Grupo Arribada-owned Morpho Travel Experience. The company currently employs around 400 people.<ref>[https://www.cafebritt.com/our-company Our Story] Retrieved: 2018-10-31.</ref> Its coffee-roasting and chocolate-making operations are based in Costa Rica and Peru.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cafebritt.com/gourmet-coffee|title=Cafe Britt's Premium Gourmet Coffee Selection|website=Cafe Britt|access-date=2016-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/cafe-britt-se-expande-en-antigua-mexico-chile-y-peru/7K37AWKYXNCFLOPIQ4SCS3JOY4/story/|title=Café Britt se expande en Antigua, México, Chile y Perú|work=La Nación, Grupo Nación|access-date=2018-07-25|language=es-LA}}</ref>
-Café Britt started the way most of our days do: with the search for great coffee. Although Costa Rica has been producing some of the world’s best coffee for more than one hundred years, before Britt, all gourmet coffee was exported. Costa Ricans and visitors to the country only had access to the lower-quality beans reserved for domestic consumption. But where many people would have seen a barrier, Café Britt saw an opportunity.
-Fast forward more than thirty years, and Café Britt not only roasts the best coffee from Costa Rica, but also from Perú, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. With fewer than 350 employees, we are dedicated to continuously improve and innovate our product line, which currently has more than 500 gourmet products including coffee, chocolate, and cookies. We are particularly proud of our reputation as a socially and environmentally responsible company, focusing on the well-being of our employees, our community, and the environment.
 == History ==
-[[File:Café Britt.jpg|alt=Britt|thumb]]
-North American coffee broker Steve Aronson founded the company in 1985 to market roasted Costa Rican coffees to the domestic market.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/diciembre/07/economia2182175.html|title=Café Britt invertirá $8 millones en expansión durante el 2010|last=Arce A.|first=Sergio|date=2009-12-07|work=|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|access-date=2016-10-13|via=}}</ref> It was the first gourmet coffee roaster in the country;<ref name=":0" /> since at that time, most high-quality coffee was exported to foreign markets. Aronson decided to promote the idea that good quality should also be consumed locally.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/proa/2005/noviembre/27/reportajes0.html|title=El profeta del grano de oro|last=Cordero|first=Juan Fernando|date=2005-11-27|work=|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|access-date=2016-10-13|via=}}</ref> The name ''Britt'' is a tribute to Scandinavian countries, which are some of the largest consumers of coffee;<ref name=":1" /> Britt was chosen through a contest to pick a name.<ref name=":1" />
+North American coffee broker Steve Aronson founded the company in 1985 to market roasted Costa Rican coffees to the domestic market.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/diciembre/07/economia2182175.html|title=Café Britt invertirá $8 millones en expansión durante el 2010|last=Arce A.|first=Sergio|date=2009-12-07|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref> It was the first gourmet coffee roaster in the country;<ref name=":0" /> since at that time, most high-quality coffee was exported to foreign markets. Aronson decided to promote the idea that good quality should also be consumed locally.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/proa/2005/noviembre/27/reportajes0.html|title=El profeta del grano de oro|last=Cordero|first=Juan Fernando|date=2005-11-27|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref> The name ''Britt'' is a tribute to Scandinavian countries, which are some of the largest consumers of coffee;<ref name=":1" /> Britt was chosen through a contest to pick a name.<ref name=":1" />
 The company expanded its operations with the introduction of chocolates in 2000, as well as opening its first store at [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|Juan Santamaría Airport]] in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> In 2003 it added further stores at various hotels popular with tourists in Costa Rica.<ref name=":0" /> In 2005 new stores were opened in Perú, the Caribbean, and Chile. In 2009, after a successful transition, Philippe Aronson replaced his father and assumed the role of president.<ref name=":0" />
-In 2017, Grupo Britt split into two different companies: Morpho Travel Retail and Café Britt.<ref name=":7">[https://grupobritt.com/ Grupo Britt] Retrieved: 2018-10-31.</ref> This allowed the company to focus on producing and commercializing gourmet products, operating cafés, and running the Britt Coffee Tour.<ref name=":7" /> Philippe Aronson is the CEO of Café Britt.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/negocios/grupo-britt-se-divide-en-dos-empresas-para-fortalecer-su-expansion/QZ5EW7QFD5HCZAGJIFVQDSYZAI/story/|title=Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansión|last=|first=|date=2017-09-21|work=|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|access-date=2018-10-31|via=}}</ref>
+In 2017, Grupo Arribada split into two different companies: Morpho Travel Experience and Café Britt.<ref name=":7">[https://grupoarribada.com/ Grupo Arribada] Retrieved: 2018-10-31.</ref> This allowed the company to focus on producing and commercializing gourmet products, operating cafés, and running the Britt Coffee Tour.<ref name=":7" /> Philippe Aronson is the CEO of Café Britt.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/negocios/grupo-britt-se-divide-en-dos-empresas-para-fortalecer-su-expansion/QZ5EW7QFD5HCZAGJIFVQDSYZAI/story/|title=Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansión|date=2017-09-21|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref>
 ==Products==
 Café Britt produces and sells gourmet products, with a focus on coffee and chocolate.<ref name=":7" /> Product lines includes Café Britt, Britt Chocolates, and Britt Cookies. The company offers capsules for espresso machines under the brand Britt Espresso, as well as related espresso machines.<ref name=":10">[https://www.brittespresso.com/ Britt Espresso] Retrieved: 2019-16-01.</ref>
+In 2017, Café Britt opened the first location of its eponymous café, Britt Café & Bakery.<ref name=":7" />
 ==Tourism==
-In 1991, Café Britt founded Costa Rica's first coffee tour, the "Britt Coffee Tour," as a play staged in its own coffee plantation. Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle.<ref name=":1" /> Some 50,000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year,<ref name=":1" /> and more than half a million people have taken it since its founding.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.apetitoenlinea.com/britt-25-anos-de-historia/|title=Britt: 25 años de historia|last=Mesalles|first=Nuria|date=2010-10-28|work=|newspaper=Revista Apetito|language=Spanish|access-date=2018-10-31|via=}}</ref> In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.<ref name=":1" />
+In 1991, Café Britt founded Costa Rica's first coffee tour, the "Britt Coffee Tour," as a play staged in its own coffee plantation. Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle.<ref name=":1" /> Some 50,000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year,<ref name=":1" /> and more than half a million people have taken it since its founding.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.apetitoenlinea.com/britt-25-anos-de-historia/|title=Britt: 25 años de historia|last=Mesalles|first=Nuria|date=2010-10-28|newspaper=Revista Apetito|language=es|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.<ref name=":1" />
+==Environment==
+Café Britt has sold certified organic coffee since 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.santiagodiferente.com/productos-gourmet/britt-suma-el-sofisticado-cafe-organico-cultivado-bajo-sombra-a-su-oferta-gourmet/|title=Britt suma el sofisticado café orgánico cultivado bajo sombra a su oferta gourmet|date=2015-11-26|newspaper=Santiago Diferente|language=es|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> Currently, the company produces more than 200,000 bags of organic coffee a year, 80% of which is sold in Costa Rica.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.elfinancierocr.com/negocios/demanda-de-cafe-organico-motiva-a-negocios-en-costa-rica/7NAXQLHPIFAY3F5PZLWTTICBBY/story/|title=Demanda de café orgánico motiva a negocios en Costa Rica|last=Fallas Villalobos|first=Cristina|date=2017-10-21|newspaper=El Financiero|language=es|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref>
-==Certifications==
-Our certifications reflect our commitment to 100% quality:Reliability: ISO Certifications ISO-9001:2000 Café Britt has met or exceeded international quality standards in management and processes according to the exhaustive assessment of an independent authority. This certification has improved the quality of our products and renewed our focus on our customers.
+The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/primeras-siete-empresas-reciben-sello-de-carbono-neutral/37LANVJG2NGYDBULKIV6AO6W6I/story/|title=Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de 'carbono neutral'|last=Barquero|first=Marvin|date=2013-03-07|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref>
-Certifiably… Green!: ISO-14001:2004Costa Rica’s official standards authority has certified that all of Café Britt’s operations comply with international standards for environmental protection. This certification confirms our commitment to developing earth-friendly practices for all our products and services.
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Food and drink companies of Costa Rica]]
-[[Category:Coffee companies]]
 [[Category:Coffee brands]]
 [[Category:Costa Rican brands]]
 [[Category:Chocolate companies]]
+[[Category:Coffee in North America]]
+[[Category:Agricultural organizations based in Costa Rica]]